Just read an interesting item in The Economist called “Forswearing Greed”, in which 400 Harvard MBAs – half the 2009 graduating class! - signed a “Hippocratic oath for managers”, promising to “serv... more

Welcome to your long weekend, traders! The trading week kicked off with Bernie Madoff sentenced to 150 years in jail – good riddance, I say. Otherwise, things are calmer for a change, probably due ... more

We want to spread the word about some widely-held misconceptions and underappreciated risks for leveraged ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds). Leveraged ETFs, which are designed to offer leverage or perfo... more

Another interesting read in the Journal last week, “Risk vs. Executive Reward” by Cari Tuna and Joann S. Lublin. The reporters explore two recently released, conflicting reports on executive pay’s ... more

Welcome to your weekend, traders! This week revolved around the Fed’s rate-tweaking announcement on Wednesday, plus the classic good-and-bad news mix. Top in the good-news? Home-sales data continue... more

So I’ve been trying out a new productivity plan lately and wondered if you guys can help me refine it. I’ve always been a "morning person": my mind is super-active from the moment I wake up ("snooz... more

Did you catch the TK forum thread “My kids are going to make me crazy?” Seems like, coast to coast, many parents are getting into harrowing conversations with their kids, fresh from graduation. Top... more

For anyone worried about the U.S. government tinkering dangerously with the private sector, check out this Wall Street Journal article by Bob Davis and Jon Hilsenrath, “Federal Intervention Pits ‘G... more

Welcome to Friday, traders! Another action-packed week behind us. Stocks cruised into the week mixed-to-flat, while Iran’s election protests keep building, fueling oil speculation. Meanwhile, “Blac... more

Seems like I’m seeing stories on energy everywhere, both traditional sources and alternative energy. The biggest driver seems to be oil’s steady climb, reminding us all of how quickly we could retu... more

Lots of speculation among financial blogs and media about inflation starting to balloon. Arthur Laffer wrote last week in the WSJ “Get Ready for Inflation and Higher Interest Rates”, and called the... more

I just read a really interesting article by Daniel Lyons, Newsweek’s tech editor, “They Might be a Little Evil: Google Faces Antitrust Scrutiny”. In it Lyons explains how Google’s less-than-transp... more

Welcome to Friday, traders! Lots of action this week, as usual. Oil continued its upward climb with plenty of movement across the energy sector. Ten U.S. banks returned $68B in TARP funds this week... more

We’re on the cusp of summer, folks: what are your vacation plans this year? If you’re like millions of Americans, you might be opting for a “staycation” this year to save a few bucks by having fun ... more

After such a glut of bad financial news, it’s encouraging to see a glimmer of good news now and then. It’s also great to read encouraging tales of how people are battling their way towards financia... more

Am I the only one who was floored by reading “My Personal Credit Crisis” by Edmund L. Andrews – and not in a good way? A senior economics reporter for The New York Times, Andrews doggedly covered... more

What’s shaking for you this week, traders? Another momentous week for a supposedly sleepy month (historically) in the markets… Pundits continue to puzzle out the implications of GM’s bankruptcy, wh... more

What’s your take on the big GM bankruptcy and the shakeup in the Dow’s lineup of 30 stocks? If you’re just getting back to your trading dashboard: General Motors (GM) and Citigroup (CITI) got the b... more

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you know the BigDog LOVES coffee. (Check out my posts on TK's office coffee machines, Angelina and Appolonia, Consumer Reports’ survey on the best cheap coffe... more

Credit card companies really burn me up. Even as the credit-card reform bill passed the Senate last week, a big win for consumers with less-than-perfect credit, the credit card companies are now co... more